Covered Burritos and Touchdown Taco Dip

We always have the most delicious food at Sit-n-Sews, and I've told the lady who cooks that she needs to provide recipe cards for people to take home :) Last week, we had Mexican food and of course, everything was super yummy! We had some chicken fajita salads (complete with fresh tomatoes from their garden and all the fixings), cheese dip and chips, the two recipes below, and tres leches cake for dessert. I think I'll make these burritos soon - they seem super easy!

Covered Burritos
1 lb ground beef
1 pkg taco seasoning
1 can refried beans
flour tortillas
Mexican cheese
1 can Hormel chili, no beans

Brown ground beef and drain; add taco seasoning and let sit for a few minutes. Stir in beans; scoop mixture into tortillas and roll tortillas, seam side down into 9x13 pan. Cover with cheese and then chili and bake at 350 for about 25-30 minutes.

This is a Pampered Chef recipe, but I found it online on several sources.

Touchdown Taco Dip
1 (16 ounce) can refried beans
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons taco seasoning mix
2 cloves garlic, pressed
2 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded
1 can pitted ripe olives
1 medium tomato, seeded and chopped (optional)
2 green onions, chopped (optional)
fresh cilantro, chopped (optional)
tortilla chips

Directions
1Spread the refried beans in a square stone baker (or a 9-inch square baking dish).
2In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, sour cream, taco seasoning, and garlic.
3Mix well with electric mixer.
4Spread cream cheese mixture on top of refried beans.
5Sprinkle cheddar cheese on top of cream cheese mixture.
6Sprinkle olives, tomatoes, onions and cilantro on top.
7Bake at 350 for about 15 minutes.
8Serve hot with Tortilla Chips!

Mexican Dip/Casserole

So yummy and pretty healthy as well! We ate this last night with the Deans. This recipe can be doubled (as we did last night) and baked in a 9x13 pan.

Layer in a baking pan:
1 small box brown rice (or pour from a bigger box and guesstimate)
1 can black beans, drained
1 can Rotel tomatoes, drained (or not)
Veggies - your choice (olives, mushrooms, onion, green peppers, etc)
Diced chicken (we used rotisserie)
Shredded cheese

Cover dish with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes. Serve with chips, lettuce, tortillas, whatever you prefer. Top with salsa, taco sauce, sour cream, melted cheese dip, green onions, tomatoes, etc. So easy - you really can't go wrong here!